Somewhere underwater.
A submarine swiftly moved through the ocean.
"We are almost there boss," one of the men controlling the submarine the Red Dot moved in stated.
Gabe, the leader of the Red Dot nodded and turned to his men and the agents given to him by Eder. He stayed quiet for a few seconds and looked at the men again before speaking. "Get ready everyone, we are about to make a huge scene," he said before slipping a gun into a holster in his belt.
"What's the plan?" One of the men asked.
"What?"
"Aren't we going to map out the plan before going in there?" The man probed. "There's probably more than a hundred AIs with combat programs in there, we'll be annihilated."
Gabe locked eyes with one of the men who was to assist his team. The man raised his brows and Gabe chuckled. "And that's why we are going to come out victorious," he started. "They are all AI with codes and programs, and thanks to our new sponsor, we now have more men and advanced weapons. Plus, based on my research, they do not have any combat program installed yet."
He walked up to a nearby bag and took out a device that looked like a mobile phone but with wires sticking out. "This time, we are well equipped, we'll blast our way through the wall and open fire at anything in sight while setting up these MD45s everywhere. Once it is all set, we'll have five minutes to evacuate before it goes off..." Gabe paused and looked between every individual in the room.
"We'll act so fast they won't know what struck them till it strikes them."
The men yelled and cheered before proceeding to prepare themselves for the act that awaited them.
Gabe turned to a man with golden undercut hair and made a gesture with his head before leaving the room.
The duo entered into a compartment in the submarine that had nothing but pipes. Gabe pinched the bridge of his nose and exhaled deeply before turning to the orange-haired man. "Damn it, I almost lost my cool out there."
"That was not the actual plan was it?" The golden-haired man asked.
"No, it wasn't."
"I knew it. I could see the pressure you had while you formulated the story."
Gabe exhaled again as he tried to calm himself. "There's something else we need to do when we get to the island, Alan."
"What is it?"
The grey haired man slipped his hand into his pocket. He took out a drive and handed it to the golden-haired man.
"What is this?" Alan inquired.
"That is a virus I managed to get from the event in London."
"What are we going to do with it?"
"I'm not gonna just destroy the island, they could simply just rebuild it," he revealed. "I modified the virus such that once it is inserted into the motherboard, it'll mess with their code and put every AI connected to that damn island on a rampage, putting a target on anything that's not AI-related."
Alan looked at the device before squeezing it in his fist. "I see."
"Hopefully with this, the world would see how terrible this AI evolution is…" A loud bang on the door cuts him before he could complete his words.
"We are approaching the island," a voice shouted.
Gabe turned to his partner and nodded.
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Serenova Isle.
Hailey opened a door to walk out of the room she was working in but ended up face to face with the dark-haired man which caused her to let out a low scream and drop the tablet she was holding.
"H-hi…" she stuttered and bent over to pick up her tablet. Her eyes moved in different direction but none met with the dark-haired man's.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."
"It's f-fine." She cleared her throat and barely looked him in the eyes for a second before turning away quickly. "How did you find this place?"
"Oh, I simply asked Nura where you were."
She bit her lower lips before turning her heels back into the room. "Weren't you going out?" The former Winter Weir agent asked before stepping into the room.
"Eh… I realized what I needed was in here." She dropped the tablet on a table and placed her hands on it with her back to the dark-haired man.
"Are you avoiding me?" He questioned while moving a few steps forward.
The room was large with many technological equipments all around and Hailey used the spacious environment to create a lot of distance between herself and the male Weir.
"W-what?" She stammered. "Why would you think so? I wouldn't be here with you if I was avoiding you."
"You thrive at detecting lies, Hailey, but you are not so good at telling one," he mumbled.
"Huh?"
"Since the conversation we had on the ship on our way here, you barely looked at me," he started. "You refused the tour with Nura."
"That's only because I wanted to get some rest."
"You left the building before anyone even knew the sun was out," he paused for a moment before speaking again. "Is something bothering you?"
Hailey sucks her teeth before exhaling deeply. She turned and finally met eyes with the dark-haired man. "I'm really putting my career on the line for telling you this, but…"
"Back on the ship, you said you were told by Eder that Jacob got control of his code and lost his mind, trying hard to kill all the higher-ups in UNEAD because he thinks they murdered his family."
"Yeah?"
She hesitated for a second before adding to her previous words. "Jacob didn't just think that his family was murdered by the UNEAD, it actually happened," she revealed. "They needed him back but he wanted to stay with his family, so they captured them to use against him. Others may not see it, but Jacob just wanted justice for what happened to his wife and children."
"So Jacob was right?"
"You must understand why I sided with Earth to put Jacob down," she stated. "I work for them and I shouldn't have told you as much as I did."
"Unbelievable," the dark-haired man exclaimed. "I didn't believe Jacob at first but now I…" he stopped and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"There's something else I need to tell you Andy, but before I do, you must promise not to get too mad."
"Okay?"
"I…" Hailey's chest began running up and down as she started talking. "You were only allowed on Earth because Yvonne and Marcus wanted a sample of your blood to create the Z-syrup to make an army from it."
The dark-haired man shut his blue eyes closed for a moment before opening it up again. He held a long stare at Hailey before walking towards a coffee machine that was kept on one side of the room.
"When I was first here, Yvonne said something about getting the Z-syrup from Winter Weir and using it to create super soldiers. At first, I didn't know it was you she spoke about, I was only excited about finally being recognized."
"A tool," the dark-haired man started. "A tool that could be used for oneself benefit, is that what I am to all of you?"
"Andy…"
"Do they have what they want? Is that why they sent me to this island? Because I'm no longer of use to them?"
Hailey shook her head. "No, you being here is when it happens," she said.
"What?"
"I overheard Yvonne's conversation with Eder," she paused. "They couldn't figure out how the Z-syrup works and were about to get rid of the research, until the incident in London... You dispersed a lot of energy that gave them a huge lead on the research."
The former Storm agent veered around to look at the proclaimed mad technician. "…"
"They are going to make you do the same thing that happened in London."
Before the dark-haired man could fully comprehend what he had just heard from Hailey, an explosion filled the air.
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